vs common bottlenose dolphin

Alcanivorax venustensis compared with Tursiops truncatus

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while common bottlenose dolphin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		common bottlenose dolphin
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Pseudomonadales (Pseudomonadales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Alcanivoracaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Alcanivorax	Tursiops (Bottlenose Dolphins)
Species	Alcanivorax venustensis	Tursiops truncatus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

common bottlenose dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Population: ~600.0K

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		common bottlenose dolphin
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	45 years
Average Length	—	3.0 m
Average Weight	—	300.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

common bottlenose dolphin

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

Alcanivorax venustensis is a marine gammaproteobacterium in the family Alcanivoraceae, specialized in degrading aliphatic hydrocarbons as a primary carbon and energy source. It is typically rare in unpolluted seawater but becomes highly enriched in oil-contaminated marine environments, playing a key role in natural bioremediation of petroleum spills. Like other Alcanivorax species, it has evolved extensive alkane hydroxylase systems for hydrocarbon degradation.

common bottlenose dolphin

The most studied and recognized dolphin species, bottlenose dolphins inhabit warm and temperate oceans worldwide, from coastal shallows to the open sea. Highly intelligent with large brains relative to body size, they demonstrate self-recognition, complex communication, and social learning. They live in fluid fission-fusion societies and cooperate to herd fish. A keystone indicator species for marine ecosystem health.